Support for carriage-tops.



E. JORDALEN.

SUPPORT FOR CARRIAGE TOPS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 190a.

935,369. Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELLSWORTI-I JORDALEN, OF STOUGI-ITON, WISCONSIN.

SUPPORT FOR CARRIAGE-TOPS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLswoRTH J ORDALEN, citizen of the United States,residing at Stoughton, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports forCarriage-Tops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a support or rest for the. bow of a carriage top, andhas for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive device which willbe strong and durable and adapted to cushion a carriage top and preventthe bows from being bent or broken in lowering the top or when thevehicle is passing over a rough road.

A further object of the invention is to support the top in higherposition than ordinary, so that it will prevent the top from beingpunctured by the poles or shafts of rigs coming behind. The ordinarysupport for a carriage top allows the same to drop so low that theshafts of a rig behind are apt to strike and puncture or tear the top.This invention holds the top so high that such injury can not occur. Thedevice also improves the appearance of the buggy.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichFigure l is a side elevation of a buggy provided with the improvement,the top being shown in full lines in lowered position, and in dottedlines in raised position; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the deviceremoved from the carriage, and illustrating the manner of itsapplication to the rail bolt; Fig. 3 is a detail in section showing thetop part of the device with the rubber strike piece thereon.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the rail belt of thecarriage, to which the device is applied. This is square, as usual.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November7, 1908.

Patented Sept. 28, 1909. Serial No. 461,520.

The device forming the subject of this invention comprises a metal pieceor strap the rail bolt, whereby the attachment is supported in verticalposition at all times, the rail bolt being properly set for thispurpose. The top or cross piece T has thereon a rubber cushion 10secured by bolts 11 the heads of which are embedded in the rubber andwhich receive nuts on the under side of the cross piece, so that onecushion can be removed and another substituted quite easily. The lengthof the legs 8 and 9 is suflicient to support the top in the elevatedposition referred to. The cushion'lO acts to prevent injury to the bows,and the construction is of such simplicity that the device may be verycheaply made and can be attached without alteration of ordinary existingstructures. lVhen the carriage top is let down the rear bow rests uponthe cushion, with the advantageous results above referred to.

I claim:

A support for carriage top, comprising a bar provided with a rigiddepending arm at each end, said arms having holes in their lower ends tofit over a rail-bolt, and supporting the bar in raised position at a distance above the bolt, a cushion block resting 011 said bar, and anattaching bolt between the bar and the block, having its head embeddedin the block.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERLING K. LOVERUD, H. A. HUBER. f1;

